Baked ones is harder for Mamarazzi. There are so many online recipes. Some say this and some say that. And really hard to decide how much is the filling and how much is the skin needed.

As expected, she had problem "wrapping" the filling for the mooncakes. Ended patching "holes" here and there for the 1st attempt. Need a lot of "kungfu" to make the skin thin and this is something she had not master.

First batch looked super ugly. Sent the photo to a friend in Whatsapps and her friend thought she made "tausa peah" (LOL)

Second batch turns out not bad. This one just came out from the oven yesterday. Colour looks a bit off but then this morning Mamarazzi took a peek...the color seems to even out . Sifu is correct. Color will even out when the mooncake cool down in a day or two.

Papa wanted to try ...hence Mamarazzi cut up one for him. Skin is still very hard. Like eating biscuits. Yup...mooncakes have to be stored 2-3 days before eating so that the skin can become soft.

Many years ago, Mamarazzi had eaten a Red Bean mooncake that have very fragrant rose scent. She had forgotten the brand and subsequent years, can't seems to find it again. Hence this round, she add some of the rose flavouring to the "skin" and "fillings" of the mooncake. It smell so nice when baking.

Papa said the scent too strong; making the mooncakes seems very sweet though the taste was not that sweet. Next round must put less of the essence .

Conclusion....no wonder mooncake is so expensive la.

Wokay...that's all for now ... time for 3rd attempt lo

UPDATE :

Came home from school today and found these piggies chillaxing on the dining table. Wah....i can give to my girlfriends lor.

Found 5 more on the other tray. Much rounder and fatter..but how come got chicken pox geh?

Mamarazzi said nevermind wor...in a day or two the chicken pox would be gone wor...Have to wait and see la.

HI!! So glad you found me. The mooncakes are so cute!! Mama is a very good cook! So, you have a bunch of girlfriends? You are so cute, I think the girls will be after you. Is this 'House Of The spirits" the one from the book by Isabel Allende? I have read the book and it is wonderful!

No worries, she will master the moon cakes ... when I baked my first American pie ... it looked beautiful, but was so hard, you could throw it on the floor and it would not break ... smiles ... live and learn, hmmm, lil kitten? Nice to hear from you again ... Love, cat.

Mamarazzi is very clever to make such pretty moon cakes and also those cute little piggies. She didn't give up after the first batch, a trait much to be admired. Sorry you got chicken pox. I remember my son getting that at about your age. He is a grown man now.

I have to agree with Mamarazzi, though. If you're not careful with your YouTube searches, you might stumble upon something that you didn't even intending on finding. =/ The piggies brought a smile to my face when I saw it, and homemade mooncakes are always the best.

Sorry to hear that you are having chicken pox. I remember staying away from everyone when I had mine - which meant being unwillingly grounded at home until it went away.

Thank you again so much for the 2 little pigs. They looked very pretty and too good to eat. So I took them home from uncle SK and prayed to the Buddhas on my altar. I had no heart to heart them after praying as they looked so alive and cute. It is still in my fridge.

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Kucing in Malay language means Cat. Thus Small Kucing means Small cat a.k.a kitten.
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